"Minsk is ready to respond to provocations similar to Kyiv’s attack on Russia’s Kursk region," Pavel Muraveiko, chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces, said, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

Muraveiko emphasized that the Belarusian Armed Forces "have created conditions for the deployment of troops with heavy equipment," and "are ready to respond adequately to provocations similar to what happened in Kursk." "We are in control of our state border; we have enhanced reconnaissance capabilities and we are working to build up stocks and create conditions for the establishment and deployment of battlegroups," he added.